AHP Team Lead

at  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a Therapy Operational AHP lead to work within our MDT at the community hub in Gorton. This dynamic new role will improve patient pathway on discharge from hospital and ensure best patient experience of rehabilitation.
You will provide excellent AHP operational leadership to our specialist community rehab team and Manchester Response teams including Discharge to assess.
The rehab and Manchester Community Response services work collaboratively, enabling patients to receive safe treatment at home. We aspire to enhance the “Home first” agenda that supports meeting care needs and providing therapy at home.
Using your experience and knowledge, you will support team members to ensure a high-quality patient service, providing education and support as needed.
You will lead on planning, delivery and evaluation of CPD, clinical audit, research and training.
You will coordinate student placements for Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy for all MCR services.
As a team member you will receive regular supervision, training, and support to pursue post graduate education.
You will be involved in projects and trust initiatives giving the opportunity to form professional, multi-disciplinary relationships.
We welcome visits to Gorton Hub to meet the teams; call or send an email:
Melanie O’Neill, Therapy and AHP Lead
Melanie.O’Neill@mft.nhs.uk
Tel: 07793 224504
or
Karen Thomas, Manchester Community Response Lead
karen.thomas@mft.nhs.uk
Tel: 07811 806969
To be the operational team lead across 3 highly specialised Community Rehabilitation and MCR services.
The post holder will manage and provide leadership for the specialist Community Rehabilitation team, the Discharge to Assess Team and the Intermediate Home Care Pathway Team.
As an experienced clinician with an advanced level of knowledge and skills, support the teams in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex and acute patients.
To plan, deliver and evaluate Continual Professional Development, clinical audit, research activities and in-service training within specialist area.
To lead clinical service development within specialist field, working closely with colleagues across central adult and specialist community services.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you

Please refer the Job description for details